Wagon-brake.



E. 0. KING. WAGON BRAKE.

APPLICATION flLED NOV.29, I915.

Patented Ded. 19,1916.

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WAGON-BRAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed November 29, 1915. Serial No. 64,080.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD D. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lavonia, in the county of Franklin, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVagon-Brakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wagon brakes, and particularly to the shoes therefor.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel, simple and cheap shoe from which a worn block can be quickly and easily removed and replaced by a new one.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my brake shoe, in connection with a portion of the wheel and brake beam; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 38 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a trans verse section on the line H of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the brake beam and 11 the wheel. Secured to the brake beam is an angle plate 12. This plate is bent at an acute angle, as shown, and secured to the upstanding portion thereof is a metallic box 13, said box including the rear wall 1% and the side walls 15. The forward edges of the side walls are bent inwardly at right angles, as shown at 16, while the lower edges of the side walls are bent inwardly at right angles as at 17 Slipped downwardly into the box, from the top, is the brake block .18, the lower end of which rests on the said inturned portion 17 and is supported thereby. As clearly seen in Fig. 1, the brake shoe is disposed at an angle to the brake beam, and is disposed below the horizontal diameter of the wheel whereby a firmer grip will be had by the block against the wheel. By his construction, a comparatively soft block of wood can be easily slipped into the shoe, and when the same is worn, easily removed. In the ordinary construction, hard wood is used, and after the same has worn it is almost impossible to get the block out so as to replace it with a new one. Also, the shoes are of such construction that the ordinary person can not make a new block to fit the shoe. By reason of the difficulty experienced in removing the usual hard block, some wagon owners nail boards .on to the block which can not be removed. In this case, the nails wear out the tires of the wheel.

t will thus be seen that by the present construction any character of wood or other substance can be quickly and easily placed in the shoe or removed therefrom when worn.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a brake beam; of a bracket having a horizontal arm secured to the top of the beam and projecting forwardly therefrom, said bracket further hav ing a second arm extending upwardly from the forward end of the first arm and inclined rearwardly toward the brake beam, a brake block carrier comprising a channel shaped member and having the second arm of the bracket secured adjacent its upper end, and a brake block removably mounted in the carrier and arranged to be engaged by a wheel below the horizontal arm of the bracket.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

EDlvAR-D D. KING.

WVitnesses C. P. RAY, LOUIS E. FISHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). G. 

